The BECA Department is proud to announce the selection of Professor and Interim Dean, Ronald J. Compesi, Ph.D. as CSU Media Arts Festival Faculty Honoree for 2007. Read more about Dr. Compesi and this excellent recognition.

Dr. Patterson's office hours for Wednesday, 10/31/07 are CANCELLED. His next office hours will be on Wednesday, November 7, 2007.

All internships are a duration of 12 weeks unless otherwise noted. All interested candidates should email their cover letter and resume to Angelica Garde, Music Department Assistant, via email Angelica_Garde@playstation.sony.com

Music Editor Intern
Foster City, CA and San Diego, CA
(30 hours per week, $10.00 hour)

Check out the story that the Golden Gate Express Online wrote about the BECA departments very own student run radio station, KSFS.

Want to be a rich and famous video producer? Well, you have to start somewhere, so check out the brand-new Slate.com and Fox Searchlight/YouTube contests, both with deadlines a few weeks away and pretty sweet prizes.

Check out the video of Dr. Camacho on ABC 7 news discussing the queen of tween Hannah Montana and the high ticket prices for her concerts.

Today I'll be visiting Professor Miriam Smith's seminar BECA 677: The Mobile Medium from A to Z to talk about writing mobile-medium content.

It's a vast subject; there's so much variety out there and so many different forms to address, and also there's the burning question of whether such a nascent medium should be burdened with too much "how to" — maybe it's better to hold off on formulating rules and conventions, since we don't want it all to look like "old media" yet (or maybe ever).

The Aji Network is a privately-held educational corporation located in Los Altos.
They are HIRING freelance, part-time camera operators to work with their in-house video director taping live conferences in South San Francisco.
They are looking for students who are passionate about broadcast production, reliable, flexible and professional. They pay $12.00 per hour.

PIXAR ANIMATION is now accepting resumes and cover letters for the position. All candidates should send their resume AND cover letter to productionintern@pixar.com by 11/16/07.

Pixar's internship program is designed to give students valuable “hands on” experience and exposure to their unique production environment. This is an excellent opportunity for students to learn from working professionals!